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published in
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
in 1864
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History
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Confederate States
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Name
| Savannah
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Namesake
| Savannah, Georgia
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Builder
| H. F. Willink
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Launched
| 1863
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Commissioned
| June 30, 1863
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Decommissioned
| December 21, 1864
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Fate
| Burned to prevent capture
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General characteristics
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Length
| 150 ft (46 m)
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Beam
| 34 ft (10 m)
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Draft
| 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
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Propulsion
| steam engine
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Speed
| 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
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Complement
| 180 officers and men
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Armament
| 2 7" rifled cannons, 2 6.4" rifled cannons
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An inaccurate depiction of
Savannah
published in
Harpers Weekly
in 1863
CSS
Savannah
was a
Richmond
-class
casemate ironclad
in the
Confederate States Navy
during the
American Civil War
.
Savannah
was built by H. F. Willink for the
Confederacy
at
Savannah, Georgia
, in 1863. On June 30, 1863 she was transferred to naval forces in the
Savannah River
under the command of Flag Officer
William W. Hunter
. Under Commander
Robert F. Pinkney
, she maintained her reputation as the most efficient vessel of the squadron and was kept ready for service.
The destruction of the rebel ram
Savannah
by the enemy on the eve of the Federal occupation of Savannah
She remained on the river and was burned by the Confederates on December 21, 1864 when the city of Savannah was threatened by the approach of General
William T. Sherman
.
Bibliography
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edit
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- Bisbee, Saxon T. (2018).
Engines of Rebellion: Confederate Ironclads and Steam Engineering in the American Civil War
. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press.
ISBN
978-0-81731-986-1
.
- Canney, Donald L. (2015).
The Confederate Steam Navy 1861-1865
. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
ISBN
978-0-7643-4824-2
.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006).
Civil War Navies 1855?1883
. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge.
ISBN
0-415-97870-X
.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
Directory of the World's Capital Ships
. New York: Hippocrene Books.
ISBN
0-88254-979-0
.
- Still, William N. Jr. (1985) [1971].
Iron Afloat: The Story of the Confederate Armorclads
. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press.
ISBN
0-87249-454-3
.
This article incorporates text from the
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
.
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